Digging into the archives – Page 7
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From the archive: 2009
Although our architecture correspondent was a big fan of Westminster Abbey’s new slinky glass-walled staircase, which has also won the popular vote, plans to overhaul the landmark haven’t always been so popular
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From the archive: 1886
As we look at the Social Value Act and consider whether it will encourage firms to be more sustainable and ethical, we look back to a time where the deserving poor had to rely on the generosity of rich philanthropists
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From the archive: 2008
This week we decided to see if our review of the year 2008 could really be doom and gloom from beginning to end. It was
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From the archive: 2008
This week we look back at how foreign climes beckoned for Brits pre-recession
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From the archive: 1894
This week we look back at a scathing review of an iconic London landmark
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From the archive: 2015
This week we look back to a pressing issue back in 2015 for education construction – how to build enough schools for 25% more places by 2020
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From the archive: 1947
Sometimes the things we take for granted turn out to be most revolutionary
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Looking back to 2005
This week’s archive piece looks back at brutalist parking blocks, “monstrosities”, and a Michael Caine-inspired script starring a besuited architect